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Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD

(Darrell W. Plumage, MD)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (1995)

100 MAC Lane
Pierre, SD 57501

(605) 224-5901

Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD is an internist in Pierre, SD specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD is affiliated with AVERA ST MARYS and Avera Medical Group Pierre.

Office Locations

100 MAC Lane
Pierre, SD 57501

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

stress EKG

By Affordability:

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

Welcome to Medicare visit

wellness visit

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD performed more stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), skin procedures, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nursing home care

Welcome to Medicare visit

In 2012, Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD performed more nursing home care, and Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Dakota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2012 were lab tests, nursing home care, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	614
cardiac procedures	16
doctor visit	650
emergency care	155
hospital care	327
inpatient care	277
lab tests	695
nursing home care	693
outpatient care	50
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
stress testing	16
vaccines	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2013 were nursing home care, lab tests, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
blood draw	614
cardiac procedures	23
doctor visit	600
ear procedures	16
emergency care	157
hospital care	227
injections	17
inpatient care	199
lab tests	760
nursing home care	902
outpatient care	28
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
skin procedures	32
stress testing	23
thyroid function tests	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	110
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2014 were nursing home care, blood draw, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	602
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	621
emergency care	147
hospital care	280
inpatient care	238
lab tests	503
nursing home care	694
outpatient care	42
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
stress testing	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	103
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	202
cardiac procedures	20
doctor visit	830
emergency care	97
hospital care	305
inpatient care	290
lab tests	151
nursing home care	735
outpatient care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40
skin procedures	40
stress testing	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
X-rays	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	986
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	268
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2016 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	1293
emergency care	95
hospital care	161
inpatient care	149
nursing home care	796
outpatient care	12
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	75
skin procedures	75
stress testing	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	367
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	607
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	94

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	173
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2017 were nursing home care, emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	1211
emergency care	70
hospital care	63
injections	12
inpatient care	52
nursing home care	549
outpatient care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	50
skin procedures	50
stress testing	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	142
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2018 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	1269
emergency care	47
hospital care	121
injections	14
inpatient care	110
nursing home care	437
outpatient care	11
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47
stress testing	22

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	670
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	165
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2019 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
cardiac procedures	27
chronic care	41
doctor visit	1378
emergency care	72
hospital care	131
injections	22
inpatient care	131
nursing home care	342
preventive care	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27
stress testing	27

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	395
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	681
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	170
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2020 were nursing home care, chronic care, emergency care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	15
chronic care	71
doctor visit	1300
emergency care	63
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
nursing home care	341
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
stress testing	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	91

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	154
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2021 were nursing home care, emergency care, chronic care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	17
chronic care	48
doctor visit	1242
emergency care	100
nursing home care	275
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
stress testing	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	131
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD during 2022 were nursing home care, emergency care, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	42
chronic care	33
doctor visit	1150
emergency care	117
nursing home care	308
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
stress testing	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	691
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	155
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated as an internist in Pierre, SD were nursing home care, lab tests, blood draw and hospital care.

aspiration	16
blood draw	508
cardiac procedures	22
chronic care	48
doctor visit	1049
ear procedures	16
emergency care	101
hospital care	184
injections	16
inpatient care	165
lab tests	527
nursing home care	552
outpatient care	24
preventive care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	33
skin procedures	33
stress testing	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
thyroid function tests	17
vaccines	13
X-rays	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD.

**Gender**
Male	335
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	577
Native American / Alaskan Native	61
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	208
85 and over	142
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	259

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine in 1995. He has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine (1995)

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AVERA ST MARYS

Avera Medical Group Pierre

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$487 Prolia $304	Repatha $171	Aimovig $13
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$458 ANORO $164	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $138	SHINGRIX $107	BREO $21	AREXVY $17	Other $10
Lilly USA, LLC	$445 MOUNJARO $307	BASAGLAR $39	TRULICITY $28	JARDIANCE $22	GLYXAMBI $14	Other $35
Novo Nordisk Inc	$434 Ozempic $178	Xultophy 100/3.6 $122	RYBELSUS $98	Tresiba $27	Victoza $10
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$430 XARELTO $345	INVOKANA $85
Other	$1,975 NURTEC ODT $182	ELIQUIS $159	Injectafer $152	JARDIANCE $140	CAMZYOS $118	Other $1,224

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,124
Consulting Fee	$60
Education	$44

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell W. Plumage, MD From 2012 - 2022

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